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Can you BnB it in Cypress?
No STR ordinanceCypress has no ordinance that regulates or licenses short-term rentals, and its zoning code has no listing for them; residential districts allow only the uses in their use table, and an unlisted use can operate only if the community development director determines it can be allowed. In practice this leaves no stated approval path for a short-term rental in a residential zone, which is why the situation is often described as a prohibition.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L12.05.030.C, Appendix I Zoning · code text · checked 2026-09-22
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L12.05.030.C, Appendix I Zoning · code text · checked 2026-09-22
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L12.05.030.C, Appendix I Zoning · code text · checked 2026-09-22
Caps and limitsThe city has no short-term rental ordinance and no permit program. The residential zoning districts allow only the uses listed in their use table, short-term rentals are not listed, and an unlisted use may operate only if the community development director determines under the review procedure that it can be allowed, so there is no stated approval path for a short-term rental.L12.05.030.C, Appendix I Zoning · code text · checked 2026-09-22
Transfer when the home sellsThere is no short-term rental permit in the city code, so there is nothing to transfer when a property is sold.L12.05.030.C, Appendix I Zoning · code text · checked 2026-09-22
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In the city's own words
2.05.030.C, Appendix I Zoning“For land uses not listed in table 2-2, the provisions of subsection 4.19.030 (Director's review) shall apply.” source
Section 31 Definitions (6.31.010 to 6.31.020), Appendix I Zoning“Guest rooms or suites, provided with or without meals or kitchen facilities, rented to the general public for overnight or other temporary lodging (for up to 30 days).” source
Section 31 Definitions (6.31.010 to 6.31.020), Appendix I Zoning“Any stay in a hotel or motel exceeding either 30 consecutive days or 60 days per calendar quarter.” source
2.05.010, Appendix I Zoning“This section provides regulations applicable to development and new land uses in the residential zoning districts established by subsection 2.03.020 (Zoning Districts Established).” source
Citation: 2.05.030.C, Appendix I Zoning
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